A golf ball is selected at random from a golf bag. If the golf bag contains 5 orange balls, 3 red balls, and 15 green balls, find the probability of the following event. The golf ball is orange or red. The probability that the golf ball is orange or red is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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11 January, 01:08

A golf ball is selected at random from a golf bag. If the golf bag contains 5 orange balls, 3 red balls, and 15 green balls, find the probability of the following event. The golf ball is orange or red. The probability that the golf ball is orange or red is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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Gabrielle · Answer 1

Probability that the ball is red or orange ≅ 0.348

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability that the ball is red or orange = 3/23 + 5/23 = 8/23 = 0.3478261 ≅ 0.348